PEMBROKE - The Bryan County High School Redskin girls' softball team dropped their first region game of the season, 4-3, to the Jenkins County Lady Eagles Tuesday evening. The game, played at Bryan County High School, saw the Redskins fall behind in the first inning, trail the entire game, then almost make a comeback in the bottom half of the last inning.

While Jenkins County scored one run in each of the first three innings, the Redskins, even though they had runners on board in both the first and second, couldn't dent the scoreboard until the third when Lindsay Seager doubled to center field and later scored to cut the lead to 3-1.

Unfortunately for the Redskins, Jenkins County got the run back in the top of the fourth and took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

The Redskins made a game out of it their half of the inning when Ashley Barfield singled with one out and Samantha Howard followed her with a triple to right-center field. The next batter, Tara Miles, reached on an error, scoring Howard. Meghan Shuman was then hit by a pitch, giving the Redskins runners on first and second with one out and trailing by only one.

But the comeback wasn't to be as Jenkins County pitcher Chrisaly Walker got the next two Redskins batters on a strike out and a pop up, securing the 4-3 victory for her team.

Leading hitters for the Redskins were Samantha Howard with a single and a triple, and Lindsay Seger with a double. Bridgett Bacon, Rebecca Horton, Amanda Williams and Ashley Barfield all had singles.

The Redskins' next game is 4 p.m. Thursday at home against Richmond Hill.